I guess I was thinking more financial advisor. And brokers that are actual people that recommend stocks.

These people don't know fucking shit and care fuck all about making their clients money.

6 months ago

Supergrass

@DeathDog yeah just send a letter to the company you want to invest in telling them you want to buy X number of shares and you dont have a broker so you want to do a direct deal. include a check for the price of the number of shares you want and just wait for them to send you the shares

@DeathDog This thread is already cancer.No, typically you cannot buy stock without a broker.No, using brokers isn't for chumps. what is shorting stockBrokers have their place and if their commission is enough to bother you, you don't have enough money to fuck around with stocks.You could buy stock specifically from a company, but it makes building a portfolio more cumbersome.

@idontknowNo. The only difference is "no commission" and they're incredibly limited when it comes to where you can trade.

6 months ago

5mileys

@girlDoghow do i buy stocks without a broker for real.If you live in the US then Robinhood. If anywhere else then you have to use a "normal" broker. You can't not use a broker unless you either buy directly from the company (the difficulty and clunkiness of this is part of the reason why the entire stockbroking industry exists) or if you own a seat on the exchange.

6 months ago

Gigastrength

@SpamalotMost people who get rich in the stock market use a free platform like Robinhood.[citation needed]@kizzmybuttpeople who have enough capital to actually make worthwhile, highly profitable trades (i.e. not the $5 "investment" you just made on some company being shilled in the general) worry about a small commissionsuch a low commission isn't worth being able to trade on more than just US exchanges

6 months ago

Raving_Cute

@Evil_kittenSo I can use leverage, margin, after hours, etc with them?I thought the difference was that a brokerage actually had these options.